2. Stock market mover -- Monster Beverage, Estee Lauder: Shares in energy-drink maker Monster(MNST) were up by 20% in premarket trading after Coca-Cola(KO) said it would buy a 17% stake in the company. Shares in Coca-Cola were also edging higher.

Shares in Estee Lauder(EL) were volatile in premarket trading. The cosmetics company is slated to report earnings before the open.